NYNE SONGS Collected out of the holy SCRIPTURES of Old and New Testament drawne foorth of the pure fountaines of HEBREVV and GREEKE Translated Paraphrased in prose Summed Analysed notted vpon grounds for vse and doctrine observed in every one of them and finally paraphrased in English meeter By Mr. WILLIAM MORAY Minister of GODS word in Crail Colloss 1.3 Verse 16. Let the word of CHRIST dwell in you plenteously in all wisdome teaching and admonishing one another in Psalmes and Hymnes and spirituall songs singing with spirituall grace in your hearts to the LORD Iam. 5.13 Is any among you afflicted let him pray Is any merrie leâ— him sing Psalmes EDINBVRGH 〈…〉 TO THE RIGHT HONORABLE THE VICOVNT OF STORMONT LORD OF SCONE and of BALWHIDDER Stewart of FYFE c. One of the Kings most excellent Majesties priuie counsellers My Lord WHen I looke backe vpon the course of your L. life whom I haue knowne about fourtie eight yeares agoe I cannot but wonder of the goodnesse and gratious providence of GOD towards your L. For so soone as your L. went to the Court of that Prince of worthy memorie in all ages so long as the world shall last King Iames the sixt of that name in Scotland first of that name in EnglaÌ„d FraÌ„ce Ireland God gaue your L. such favour in the sight of that Prince bestowed vpon you such gifts of mynd body as did indeed merit at that princes haÌ„d al the degrees of honor and great estate which that royall and magnifick Prince rewarded your L. service withall For I may say truely your L. was faithful to his Majesty and when his Hyenes did honour your L to be Captaine of a guard for the peace of the countrie and for execution of justice to the well of his Majesties subjects against Rebels bangsters contemners of his Heines lawes authoritie Your L. did with such courage and conscience administrat that charge that you spared not great nor small untill that they were brought vnder obedience 〈…〉 gaue your L. grace in your old age to retire your self froÌ„ Court with as great honour wealth and favour of your Prince and more then any other did as I could marke in my time Moreover God hath given to your L. ability will to honour your countrie in building of faire Palaces and planting faire Ortchards gardens in the places of your L. residences In being magnifick in Hospitalitie both to honourable strangers comming to see this country to our owne countrie men noble ignoble friends acquaintance Lyke as God hath made your L. the man to set vp againe that house whereof your L. came and to raise the ruynes thereof to as good estate as ever it was Notwithstanding of your L. liberalitie in advancing your friends to great honours and heritages to bee injoyed by them as your L. successours when you shall depart from this life I know not what more is requyred to make your L. both heere and eternally happie but that your L. remember consider this good gratious providence of God toward you and bee thankfull saying with David What shal I render to GOD for all his benefites to me c. Ps 116. And confesse to God your sinnes with sorrow for them and to belieue his promises of mercie to penitent sinners throgh the merit of his beloved Son Iesus Christ that with old Iacob Gen. 49 and Simeon Luk. 2. waiting for the salvation of the Lord your L. may depart in peace in Gods appoynted tyme. To you my Lord I dedicat this little Treatise as having no kinsman now so neare vnto mee by blood or so honourable in estate which I recommend vnto your L. gratious acceptation and your L. selfe to the grace of GOD. And rests Your L coosin to honour and serue you in the LORD to my power To the loving Christian Reader LOving Christian Reader wit when long sicknesse brought vpon mee so great inability and weaknesse that I was not able to goe without doores farre lesse to prosecute the dispensation of my ministrie in publick I set my selfe at the intervals of any little respiration from paine to the reading and meditating of holy Scripture that the light of knowledge and faith might more and more shyne in my mynde and abyde in my memory and the sense of holy ioy and peace might possesse my heart and conscience For certainly As water if it stand long and runne not want good aire or lyvelie spring will rotte and stinke So the soule of man if it bee not mooving about good and mooved by the breath of the holy Spirit that it may bee a well of water of lyfe Ioh. 7.38 It will soone die in corruption and sinne and stinke in the nostâ—iâ—les of GOD Deut. 32.19 Amongst other Scriptures I read these Songs contained in this little Treatise and did meditate vpon them I wrote my meditations which when I shew them to some godly learned Brethren they thought if they were published they might do good to others I thinke my selfe that they may serue for good vse to two sorts of people First to good Christian men and women who delyte to meditate in the Law of GOD both day and night Ps 1. Next to yong students of Theologie aspyring to be Preachers and Ministers of Gods word The particulars set down in order in this Treatise serveth to help such For 1. a yong Divyne should be acquaint in some good measure with the originall languages wherein the holy Scriptures were first writen namely the Hebrew and Greeke that he may vnderstand Id est and Hoc est of everie word of his Text and not to be addicted to any one mans interpretation so in a manner living by another mans faith but labour to haue in himselfe a full plerophory of faith 2. Hee should labour to make plaine the Hebraismes and Hellenismes in holy Scripture by proper paraphrase to the purpose 3. Hee should take good heed to his method in preaching Loving 〈…〉 There bee chiefely one of two methods that the best preachers obserue in preaching The one cryptick the other open or by the practise of Logicall analysis The 2 I preferre to the 1. for these reasons 1. The Cryptik method requyreth long practise a great witte and memorie which yongue scollers cannot suddenly attaine vnto 2. The Cryptick method doth more mooue the affections then informe the minde so that after such Sermons are well delyvered if yee will aske the auditors iudgement thereof they will say to you that the man preached verie well but they haue forgote what hee said but the open method vsed by a good man and of good vnderstanding serveth to teach delyte mooue both himselfe and his hearers and to helpe their memories 3. The Cryptick method being in continuall discourse maketh not the vses of the word mentioned by the Apostle 2. Tim. 3.16 But the open method may verie well vse the word accordingly when grounds for the vses are found in
draweth on totall and finall apostasie vpon the other not so God giving grace to repent Obs 18. The more liberall God is to vs the more thankfull should wee bee the taste of his goodnesse should force vs to loue him Obs 19. God is good to all his creatures but in speciall manner to his Church Psal 147. Obs 20. The benefits of adoption and regeneration are attributed to hypocrites because externally they are called thereto But they are proper to the Elect whom Paul calleth the worke of GOD created to good workes Eph. 2. or Moses heere by the word made as in the 15. verse meanes Gods providence in making his people great and renowned Obs 21. verse 6. This aggredgeth the peoples vn thankfulnesse that God was so good to them and they wicked against God Obs 22. If wee will looke back to our beginning naturall spirituall or civill wee shall see wee haue no reason to bee proud Obs 23. verse 7. The best and surest witnesses of Gods benefites are these who beeing indeede godlie haue had long experience of them Obs 24. God so loved his Church that in the creation of the world and in the midst of his providence hee had a speciall regard to it not for their merite but because of his gratious election and adoption where by hee hath made them his heirs and coheirs with CHRIST Rom. 2.8 verse 8.9 Obs 25.10.11.12 David Ps 105. repeats GODs benefites to this people farther of nor Moses doeth in this song for Moses labouring to bee short beginneth at their comming to the wildernesse Obs 26. verse 13.14 Varietie of creatures for mans necessitie vtilitie and pleasure flowes from GODS liberalitie to man for the which man should bee thankfull See Psal 104. Obs 27. verse 15. Ieschurun or hee who should haue beene righteous is put for Israell by Ironicall illusion because they prooved vnrighteous and vnthankfull so GOD to Adam Gen. 3.22 Obs 28. Hee concluds all the faults of this people with their sinne of Idolatrie the haynousnesse whereof hee sets foorth by the similitude of an impudent harlot prostituting her selfe to other men of purpose to provoke her husband to anger for idolatrie is the highest sinne against GODS Law Obs 29. Men and women are called GODs children by nature because of creatioÌ„ or by grace by regeneration generallie or in a speciall respect Moses cals this people so heere because of their generall and outward calling which divynes cals voluntatem signi distinguish it a voluntate bene placiti Obs 30. GOD punishes not rashlie but takes first due inquisition of the fault howbeit he needs not who knoweth all things by his example to teach judges their duetie See Genes 11.5 and 18.21 Obs 31. verse 19. If GOD lye aback from vs and leaue vs to our selfe wee shall runne to perdition and if hee returne to vs wee shall bee saved Psal 30 39. Psalme 80.3.7.19 Obs 32 GOD raisde vp the Egyptians Syrians Assyrians Babilonians Grecians Romans against his people All those he calleth foolish how beit they were politick honorable wealthie vet vnlyke to the people of GOD while they served GOD. See Deut. 4.6.7.8 and Psal 147.19.20 Obs 33. It is a fearefull thing to fall in the hands of GOD beeing angrie with vs for even our GOD is a consuming fyre Heb. 12.29 Obs 34. verse 20.21 All plagues and punishments comes from God Amos. 3.6 yet to the godly they are made fatherly chastisments for their good Heb. 12 Obs 35. verse 27.28 GOD magnifies his mercie in making grace to superabound where sinne abounded Rom. 5.20 and his owne glorie is the end of all his working Obs 36.29.30 c. GOD requyres three things of his people which hee missed in them 1. The habit of wisedome 2. The vnderstanding of things concerning his glorie and their owne salvation 3. prouidence to foresee things to come Obs 37 verse 34.35 GODS judgements sleepe not as wicked men thinke but ly at the doore Gen. 4. 7. Ier. 17.1 2. Pet. 3.9 Obs 38. When GOD hath chastised his people eneugh hee will cast the rod in the fire and in wrath remember mercie Hab. 3. â—3 Psal 89. Psal 30. Esay 54.8 that wee may haue experience heereof true repentance is requyred at our hands Zach. 2.3 Obs 39. When our estate is most desperate GODS helpe is nearest that hee onely may haue the praise 2. King 14.26 Obs 40. GOD is the supreme ruler of al things ordinarâ— or extraordinar of punishmeÌ„ts deliveraÌ„ces therefroâ— Obs 41. verse 36.37 c. Wee defraud GOD of his right if wee set him not aboue all and according to our place gifts callings trample not vnder foote al Idolatrie superstition will worship inventions and traditions of men which cannot bee demonstrat by the word of GOD whether it bee in matters of faith maners Church government or ceremonies joyned to the worship of GOD. Obs 42 verse 40.41.42 In holy Scripture wee find many oaths which GOD makes joyned sometime to promises and hee doth both promise and sweare that by two immutable things hee may confirme our faith Hebr. 6.18 and when hee sweares hee sweares by himselfe as having none greater ibid. 13. Obs 43. The whole Catholick Church of Iewes and Gentils and exhorted to sing and praise the LORD for his workes both of justice and mercie which hee would manifest to them Rom. 15.10 Obs 44. The word expiation alludes to the legall ceremonies and imports that salvation that was to be perfyted by IESVS CHRIST Obs 45. verse 43 With this prophesie of the calling of the Gentils and conversion of the Iewes as with a blast of a trumpet after a Kings proclamation hee concluds this song This song in meeter followeth to be sung with the tune of the 78. Psalme Verse 1. HEare O yee Heavens what I doe speake O Earth my wordes attend Vers 2. My doctrine shall drop down as raine my speach lyke deaw I 'le spend And as small raine on tender hearbs and showres vpon the grasse So shall my word much fruit bring foorth not beeing heard amisse Vers 3. Since I the name of God the Lord will publish and proclame Ascribe yee people all to him the greatnesse of the same Vers 4. God is a rocke his work 's perfite for all his wayes are just A strong God faithfull without sinne hee must bee right and just Vers 5. His people are become corrupt and filthie now they are Perverse and crooked is their kinde vnlike his children deare Vers 6. O foolish people and vnwise who so the Lord reward Thy Father Maker Saviour wilt thou not him regard Vers 7. The dayes of old the ages past fathers fore-beears all Will tell and teach thee this for treuth if for them thou wilt call Vers 8. When the most High to Nations did heritage divide A pleasant bounds for Israel hee did even then provide Vers 9. For they his chosen people were the portion of the Lord The line on them layde for himselfe
in the midst of the pryde and rage of the enemie in the hight of their confidence and hope to bring vs back to be their perpetuall slaves 10. But thou disapointed thē with a winde which made a dry way for thy people and with the sea which turned and drowned them all 11. Let all the mightie that ever were so accounted be rehearsed which of them may bee compared with thee O LORD in holines or goodnes in acts praise worthie and wonderfull 12. By thy mightie power the sea which drowned them was made the place of their buriall 13. Now hast thou begun to lead thy people whom of thy free mercie thou hast redeemed now thou hast begun to guyde thē to the place where thy holynesse promised to dwell in the mids of thē 14. This thy worke O Lord shall not rest heere but thou shal strik with feare other nations and with sorrow the Palestins whom thou hast appointed a prey for thy people 15. The Princes of Edom the strong men of Moab and all the heathen who know not and serue not thee shall feare chieflie the Canaanits cursed of olde and destinate to be rooted out by thy people Israell 16. Thou shall worke with them so powerfully that they shall bee as stones neither speaking nor moving vntill all thy people passe by thē whom thou hast set at liberty to place them in the land appointed for them 17. To holy Canaan shalt thou bring them which thou keepes as an inheritance for them where thou will dwell amongst them and by thy presence sanctifie establish both it and them 18. IEHOVAH who now hath kythed to bee our King of his Kingdome there shall bee no end The argument and analysis of this Song THis Song Moses and all Israel sung to the praise of God the day after the Lord led them through the red Sea on dry land and after the Lord caused the waters returne vpon Pharaohs chariots horsemen who persued and followed his people and therewith drowned them all The parts of this Song are three 1. a preface verse 1. next the purpose of the song from the 1. verse to the 18. Thirdly the conclusion verse 18. The preface containes three things 1. the maker and vptaker of the Song to wit Moses in these words I will sing 2. the person in whose praise this Song was made sung in these wordes to Iehovah 3. a reason of the making and vptaking of this song and praising of the Lord thereby and it hath two parts the 1 taken frō Gods excellencie generally in these wordes for hee hath excelled wonderfully the 2. taken from a present particular document of his excellency in these words the horse and his rider hath hee throwne in the Sea The purpose of this Song containes two thinges 1. the praise of God from the beginning of the 2. ver to the 14 Secondly a Prophesie of the consequents of this great worke in bringing his people through the red Sea on dry land and drowning Pharoah and his whole armie who pursued his people The praise of God is expressed 1. by the causes presently moving to praise him 2. by a vowe heerafter by word and deede to be thankfull to him verse 2. Next they praise God by enumeration of argumēts of his praise from the 2. ver to the 14. Those arguments are eight in number the 1 is taken from his valour in these wordes the Lord is a mightie Warriour the 2. proving the 1. is taken from his Name in these wordes Iehovah is his Name This name imports his eternity his trueth in performing his promises his beeing to bee of himself and no other and that hee gives being to all creatures and therfore able to destroy them againe when he pleases ver 3. The third argument of his praise is taken from the worke presently done vpon Pharaoh and his hoste verse 4.5 The fourth argument of his praise is taken from his power conjunct with his justice in destroying his enemies and such as rose vp against him verse 6.7 The fifth argument of his praise is taken from his power conjunct with his goodnesse to his people verse 8. The sixth argument of his praise is taken from the comparison of this work of God with the presumption and pride of the enemy who thought and said all was in his power but God blew with his wind and caused the waters drown him and his armie verse 9.10 The 7. argument of his praise is taken from the supereminencie of GOD above all men in the world who seeme mightie and this supereminencie is set downe in three particulars Holinesse fearefullnesse wonderfulnesse all kything in this worke His holinesse in delivering his people from a mightie cruell Tyranne his fearefulnesse in destroying the tyran and his whole army together his wonderfulnesse in divyding the Sea making his people to goe through the middest of it vpon dry ground and making their enemies by wind and water therein to drowne verse 11.12 The 8. argument of his praise is taken from his mercie and trueth to his people beginning with this work to manifest the same and to confirme their faith and hope of performing his promise made to their fathers verse 13. The prophesie of the consequents of this work of God containes three things 1. concerning the nations by whose land the people of Israel should passe to the land of promise namely the Edomites and Moabites that feare and astonishment should fall vpon them force them to let his people passe by The 2. concernes the inhabitants of Palestina chiefly the Canaanits that their hearts should melt away for feare verse 14.15.16 The 3. thing in the prophecie concernes GODS people That God should bring them vnto possesse them in as their inheritāce the land promised to their fathers and dwell amongst them by the meanes of his publick visible worship verse 17. The conclusion of the song is that the Kingdome of God is everlasting Annotations vpon this Song Verse 1. I will sing not onlie for to witnesse our thankfulnese to God for our deliverance but also for confirmation of the trueth of this Historie for sixe hundreth thousand men with their wives and children bore witnesse in signing this Song Vnto Iehovah that is vnto his praise so Psal 106. ver 12. compare this song with the song Apoc. 15. ver 2.3.4 both sung at the Sea Harpes of timbrels in the singers hands The songs are of Moses and of the Lambe the one delivered from the bondage and persecution of Pharaoh the other from the beast Antichrist or the Pope Verse 2. IAH a proper name of God first mentioned on in holy Scripture next Psal 68.5 In Greek in the new Testament it is joyned to Halelu to make Haleluiah that is Praise yee the Lord the whole compond word is originally Hebrew see Apoc. 19.1.3.4.6 Strength so signifieth the Hebrew word properly yet seing it is joyned heere with these words sung it signifieth the strength
whiles cryed out why stayes he so long what can bee his stay 28. Her ladies essayed al their wits to comfort her yea even shee comforted her self with his owne words saying 29. They haue found their prey they are parting the spoyle even damosels to everie man and the colloured partie coloured garments sowed with nedle worke made to be ornaments for their neckes 30. This may bee a document to all ages that all the enemies of GOD shall perish and those that loue him shall shine as the sun at noone day The argument and analysis of this song AFter the death of Ehud who slew Eglon king of Moab and delyvered Israel out of the hands of Moabits whom they had served eighteene yeares before Israel had rest from enemies for the space of foure score yeares But againe Israel wrought wickednesse in the sight of the LORD therefore he delivered them over into the hands of Iabin king of the Canaanits the generall of whose armie was called Sisera who oppressed Israel the space of twentie yeares Then Israel repented them of their sinnes humbled themselfe and cryed to the Lord and hee heard them And Deborah Barak Iabel he made instruments to deliver them This deliverance is the argument of this Song sung by Deborah a Prophetesse There bee three chiefe and principall parts of this song 1 The exordium or beginning of this song vers 1. 2. Next the purpose from the 3. verse to the 30. Thirdly the conclusion of the song verse 30. The exordium containes in it 2. exhortations with their reasons The 1. exhortation is to Gods people to praise God the reason thereof is taken from their present deliverie verse 1. The 2 exhortation is to al kings and princes to bee attentiue to the words of this Song The reason thereof is taken from the purpose of the Prophetesse in this song to wit to praise and make manifest the onely true God v. 2. see the like Ps 2. The purpose of the song containes in it chiefely 5. things 1. a narration of things bygone from the 3 verse to the 8. Next an exhortation to praise God from the 8. vers to the 13. Thirdly a narration of the battell betwixt the Israelites and Cananits from the 13. to the 22. Fourthly a curse and blessing from the 22. verse to the 27. Fifthly a prettie prosopopeia from the 27. verse to the 30. The narration of things bygone containes 2. things 1. Gods wonderfull power in bringing his people through the wildernesse to the land of promise ver 3.4 Next the great miserie wherein Israel was of late with the reason thereof verse 13. that they had served new gods idols 5.6.7 The exhortation to praise God hath in it 4. things 1. the governours of this people verse 8. Next to merchants verse 9. Third to the commons verse 10. the reason thereof is their libertie The fourth part is to her selfe and Barak verse 11. with the reason thereof verse 12. The narration of the battell containes in it 1. the praise of the tribes of Israell who came to fight and the dispraise of such as lay abacke from the 13. verse to the 18. Secondly is set downe the part of the Canaanites verse 18. Thirdly the part of God and his people verse 19.20.21 The curse is vpon Meroz and his inhabitants with the reason thereof verse 22. The blessing is vpon Iahel with a narration on of her part and the event thereof from the 22. ver to the 27 the prosopopeia is of Sisera his mother her ladies talking to gether from the 27. verse to the 30. The conclusion which is the last part of the song containes a prayer for the confusion of the enemies of God and of his Church and for the prosperitie of all those who truely loue GOD verse 30. Annotations vpon this song IT was the custome of Lyrick Poets in giving of thanks to GOD to vse solemne verses as wee may read in Orpheus Linus Pindarus Horace so the priests of Mars among the Romans called Salij All these did so by the light of nature but holy men and women did the lyke by the inspiration of the holy spirit Verse 1. Revenge In Hebrew in revenging revenges Willing That is not all Israell but such onely as followed Barak who at the time had no authority in Israel Verse 2. The earth c. Hyperbolicall speaches signifying the power of Gods presence working in all his creatures Verse 4. Sinai That is to say not onely creatures which were as it were before GOD in his presence but also such as it were behind him were mooved Verse 6. Mother so called because beeing endued with the spirit of prophecie as a mother to her childrē so prophets were called fathers their disciples their sonnes Verse 7. Gates or ports signifying that the enemie was master of all for in the ports of cities judges sat and the munition of the citie lay there Verse 9. Whyte asses This may bee exponed either of merchants or great men as after chap. 10.4 12.14 Vers 13. EPHRAIM It may be meant of Deborah for chap. 4.5 it is said she dwelt in mount Ephraim Verse 14. A dish that is to say aboundantlie for the Hebrew word signifieth a veshell cup like appointed to be vsed at great sacrifices as chap. 6.38 Butter That is to say new milk new severed from the butter Observations of grounds for vse and doctrine Obs 1. DEBORAH conceived and sung this Song by a prophetick spirit the very daye when the benefite was gotten teaching vs heereby to giue thankes to God for his benefites without delaye not lingering with Iacob to go to Bethel and performe his vowes neither beeing vnthankfull altogether as the nyne lepers were to Christ The Ethnicks sung their Paeans immediatly after victorie over their enemies Obs 2. It is God who revengeth the wrongs done to his servants for it is his office Deut. 32. which when we find we should praise him Psal 18.47 neither should wee avenge our self Pro. 25.21 Ro. 12.10 Obs 3. v. 1. All true fortitude comes of God and is his gift as the right vse of it and good event Psal 18 for our actions are not in our power Ier. 10.23 This doctrine refuteth the errour of mans free-will Obs 4. Whatsoever is writen in holy Scripture serveth not only for the age when it was written but also for the posteritie Rom. 15.4 1. Cor. 10.11 Obs 5. Kings Princes and potentates haue neede to bee exhorted to marke the judgements of God vpon their Peeres for pride so blinds their mindes that they mis-ken both God man Ps 2.10 Ps 70.12 Ps 82.6 Obs 6. Wee should remember Gods works of olde that wee may praise him trust in him and be comforted in the day of trouble Psal 77.11 Obs 7. vers 3.4 All creatures in heaven earth serve God only the Devils and mankind are rebellious Obs 8. Peace is a great benefite of God to Church common-wealth and Warre a great
lead captiue thy captivitie thou sonne of Abinoam Then hee that remained ruled over the nobles of the people IEHOVAH shall beare rule to mee among the strong Out of Ephraim whose root streatches to Amalek after Beniamin among thy people out of Machir they came downe and out of Zebulon they that draw with the rod of the writer And the Princes of Isachar with Deborah and Isachar with Barak sent downe to the valley vpon his feete for the divisions of Reuben great thoughts of heart Why sate thou betwixt two folds to heare the bleeting of the flocks for the division of Reuben great searching of heart Gilead dwelt still in the other syde Iordan and why dwelt Dan in ships Asher sat at the sea shore dwelt vpon his Creeks Zebulon Naphtali were the people who did hazard their soule to die vpon the places of the field The Kings came then they fought the Kings of Canaan fought in Taanah at the waters of Megiddo their desire of silver they got not The starres faught from the Heavens out of their degrees fought they with Sisera The river Kison swept theÌ„ away that ancient river Kison My soule shall trample vpon the strong Then were the horsehoofes bruised by the strokes of the strong Curse ye Meroz said the Angell of IEHOVAH Cursing curse yee the inhabitants thereof because they came not to helpe IEHOVAH to helpe IEHOVAH among the strong Iahel the wife of Cheber the Kenite shall bee blessed aboue women aboue women in tent she shall be blessed Hee asked water and shee gaue him milke she broght him butter in a dish for nobles Her hand sent themselves to the naile and her right hand to the haÌ„mer of worke men and shee hammered Sisera she cut off his head shee pricked through and pearsed the temple of his head Betwixt her feete hee was bowed together hee fell hee sleept betwixt her feet hee bowed himselfe hee fell where hee bowed himselfe there hee fell spoyled The mother of Sisera looked through the window and cryed out at the open of the window Why tarryes his charet from comming why are the turning of his foure wheeles made slow Her wise ladies answered vnto her also shee her selfe turned her speaches to her selfe Haue they not found shall they not divyde the spoyle one damosell two damosels for everie man The spoyle of colours for Sisera himselfe the spoyle of party collours of needle worke two of spoyle for the necke So let thy enemies all perish IEHOVAH and let those that loue him bee as the sunne going foorth in his strength Paraphrase PRaise yee the LORD who both hath made you able to revenge your selfe vpon your enemies and given you courage to fight and power to overcome them 2. O yee Kings who trust in your might rulers who lift vp your selfe in pryde heare and hearken vnto the words of this song wherein the LORD the GOD of Israel is praised for it serveth to teach you 3 O LORD when thou led thy people from mount Seir and the land of Edom toward the land of Canaan all creatures in Heaven and earth were moved with thy presence among thy people 4 Yea the mountaines that seemd so solid melted before the face of the LORD even mount Sinai where thou gaue thy law 5. A long time before this our last deliverance our estate was so hard that from the death of Ehud vnto this tyme none durst goe abroad for feare of the enemie 6. And as the people durst not travell in hie wayes So might they not abyde in villages vntill the time that GOD raised mee vp to foretell and confirme the deliverance of his people 7. Because Israel chosed new gods God raised vp new enemies to sight against them and oppresse them so that no weapon was found among them 8. I rejoyce of the Princes of Israel and of the people who came willingly to battell Blesse ye the Lord. 9 Let al sort of people speak of this work of God but namely merchants judges way-faring folke where before hid them selues for feare of the enemie 10. Before for feare of the enemy they durst not come foorth to draw water nor inhabit villages nor minister justice now the case is altered by the righteous acts of the LORD which wee should proclaime 11. Thou Deborah a prophetesse ryse vp and sing thy song of praise to GOD. and thou Barak captaine of the Lords armie triumph over the Cananite 12. When wee were left few in number and dispysed our enemiâ—s were manie and mightie yet the Lord hath made vs rule over theÌ„ 13. To this battel came some of the tribe of Ephraim of Beniamin and of the familie of Machir of the tribe of Manasseh of the tribe of Zebulon men more wise learned then valourous warriours 14. The Princes of Isachar were also with Deborah And Isachars souldiers being footemen attended Barak in the valley It greived vs much that the Reubenites concurred not to helpe vs. 15. Why had thou greater pleasure in the care of thy flocks nor in the care of the commonwealth more care of thy beasts then of GODS people wee marveled much when we saw Reuben absent 16. Gilead came not Dan for feare keept the boats of Iordan to flee away Asher also did stay at home in his surest places for refuge 17 Such courage zeale was in the tribs of Zebulon Naphtali who being few in number in comparison with their enemies did venter 18 Many Kings of Canaan sent their forces with Sisera who fought in the plaine betwixt Taanah Megiddo They looked for greater spoyle riches but brought none away 19. GOD shew himselfe partie against the enemies of his people and caused the starres in their stations fight against them 20. Hee also caused the river Kison to swell drowne them and made his people stout to slay them 21. So sore were the horse put at in fighting and fleeing that they being strong and beating the ground with their feete brake all their hoofes 22. Barak the Lords messenger had good cause to curse and bide curse the inhabitants of Meroz who would not come foorth to helpe GODS people being so neare them 23. Iahel the wife of Cheber the Kenite shall bee much praised aboue other women who dwell in tents 24. When Sisera fled came to her tent to hyde himselfe hee called for water to quench his thirst shee gaue him milke and butter in pretious vessels like a freind or servant 25. But when shee saw him fast a sleepe shee tooke one of the nailes of the tent with a hammer in her right hand wherewith she drove the naile throgh the temples of his head fast in the ground 26. So that hee lay first sleeping next dead among her feete notwithstanding all his strugling in the agony of death So ended this great Captaine oppressor of others 27. Sisera his mother looking for his returne with victorie being impatient whiles looked out at the window
Esay and is doing accordingly I will never forget this heavie hand of God vpon mee 7. Vpon such meditations the godly shall be comforted in time of sicknesse death as I now hoping yet for life and health from thee O Lord. 8 In place of peace health which I had God layd vpon me sore sicknesse and trouble of Spirit yet hee loves mee because howbeit hee hath afflicted mee sore yet hath hee not delivered mee to death Psal 118. but hath forgiven my sinnes and set mee away with peace 9. And this thou hast done that yet I might worship thee in the land of the living which bodies dead and buried cannot doe 10. But man living as I am yet shall praise thee and one generation shall deliver thy trueth vnto another 11. The Lord was readie to saue mee Therefore my song shall bee sung even this song tuned played vpon musicall instrumēts in witnesse of mee and my peoples thankfulnesse to God for this my deliverance The argument and analysis of this song HEzechiah king of Iudah beeing sicke of a desperat disease which the learned thinke to haue bene a pestilentious fever because mention is made of Byle It was Gods will that the Prophet Esay should say to him hee should die be that disease This messenger did much commoue Hezechiah partly because hee was then a younge man and had no child partly because he beeing tormented both in body and spirit seared death But chiefely because hee having long before resolved to serve God and doe good to his Church this good intention would faile Being in this estate hee prayed and weeped sore and the Lord heard and pittied him Therfore he sent againe to him the Prophet Esay with another more comportable commission then the first namely that hee should not die at this time but haue fifteene yeares added to his yeares hee had lived alreadie hee being thus comforted beganne to recognosce his thoughts in time of his sicknesse and to consider Gods great mercie toward him for the which he promised to bee thankfull all the dayes of his life These things after hee had convalesced hee put in write and makes the argument of this song The parts of the song are three The 1. is a recognoscing of his thoghts and words in tyme of his sicknesse from the 1. verse to the 6. The 2. is the consolation wherewith he comforted himselfe from the 6. verse to the 11. The 3. is the conclusion of the song verse 11. As to the 1. part hee sayeth his thoughts and words were these 1. hee thought and said hee would die of this disease verse 1. Next hee thought and said hee would haue no more tyme place or occasion to serue GOD among men living vpon the earth verse 2. Thirdly hee repeats his thoughts of death in similitude taken from sheepe-heards and weavers verse 3 4. Fourthly by the similitude of Crane swallowes doues hee expresseth his paine prayer verse 5. As for the 2. part to wit his conclusion the grounds thereof are these 1. that GOD declared to him his will by the Prophet that he should die and it was GODS hand vpon him 2. his resolution to passe the rest of his time in humilitie and repentance verse 6. Thirdly he comforts himfelf with Gods promise verse 7. Fourthly he comforteth himself with Gods mercie set downe with the motive thereof that God may bee honoured by his servants living vpon earth verse 8.9.10 The conclusion is that hee wil praise God while he liveth verse 11. Annotations vpon this Song Verse 1. I said through impatience I thought with my selfe I shall goe a description of death Rest of my yeares which by the course of nature I might have looked for Verse 2. I shall not see I shall be deprived of Gods visible presence in his Church I AH I AH This doubling showeth his great loue to God and his worship Verse 3. My habitation hee compareth the life of man to a tent and webbe Verse 4. I resolved That is I layd my compt A Lyon the like Iob David Christ felt Verse 5. Chattered being weake in body wounded in Spirit I could not vtter many words in prayer Verse 6. What shall I say to wit to my Maker see the like chap. 39.8 Iob 1.21 Heli 1. Sam. 3.18 David Psal 39 9 murmuring the contrare condemned Verse 7. These he meaneth Gods word and works Verse 8. For the grave so David Psal 6. Observations of grounds for vse and doctrine Obs 1. HEZECHIAH left behinde him this song as a monument of Gods mercie towards him so did David many Psalmes and God honoured both with place in holy Scripture which shall not bee forgot or lost so long as the world shall last I will honour those that honour mee saith the LORD 1. Sam. 2.30 Obs 2. verse 1.2.3.4 Hee complaines not for feare of death as loving this life so well that hee had no knowledge faith or hope of a better life after this but heereby he showes what paines he had in his body what agony in his souse beeing sensible of his sins and of Gods anger yet there betwo things that make men willing to die some earthly thing whervnto their heart is teathered or want of knowledge of the joyes of Heaven Obs 3. vers 5. Hee could vtter few words in prayer for griefe and paine yet God saw his teares heard his pittifull sighs and groanes This should teach vs in greatest troubles yea in the midst of the shaddow of death to hold fast our confidence in God Ps 23.4 Heb. 10.35 Obs 4. vers 6. The grounds that Hezeckiah laid for his comfort wee should vse to the lyke end see the analysis Obs 5. The LORD wounds and heales againe kils giues life therefore wee should alwayes feare serue and trust in him 1. Sam. 2.6 Obs 6. The chiefe end of mans lyfe is to know God and serue him therefore this should bee the principall cause of our desire to liue Obs 7. Death is a web of our owne spinning because by sinne wee brought it on vs yet God is said to cut out the web of our life because he begins it promoves it ends it when hee pleases This may bee the moralitie of the Poets fable of the three weirdsisters Obs 8. When God forgiueth a man his sinne hee takes away the punishment also as Hezechiah testifieth by his experience and this refuteth the doctrine of Romanists of remission of sinne and reservation of punishment where vpon they build purgatorie Obs 9.7.8 9.10.11 verse When God hath afflicted vs and delivered vs againe we should be humble thankfull penitent praying for perseverence least wee fall againe with Hezechiah Es 3.9 This song paraphrased in English meeter to the tune of the 102. Psalme Verse 1. WHen that I thought my dayes were cut I said vnto the graue I 'me put My yeares are spent no moe remaine 2. GOD in this life to see againe No longer men I say behold Heere vpon earth
although I would 3. My tabernacle now is rent I flit as sheepheards doe from tent My web like weaver I cut out My like I meane for thou but doubt Will mee cut off O LORD with noy And mee from day to night destroy No rest I get into the night 4. And in the morning by his might Lyke to a lyon hee mee breakes Both day and night so sore hee shakes 5. As Crane or Swallow or lyke Doue I murne I sigh I chatter now I lift my eyes I say this best LORD I am weake giue thou mee rest 6. I hold my peace because that hee Both said and did all this to mee With sorrow humble will I goe Spending my life heereafter so 7. Vpon thy promise wee depend And on thy mercie without end These are the life of this my spirit To make mee heale thou thinks it meete 8. In place of peace I had great paine Thou lov'd my soule brought it againe From pit for all my sinnes past Behind thy backe now thou hast cast 9. Man gone to graue cannot confesse Nor praise thy name there more or lesse Nor can they trust more in thy treuth 10 But such on earth whom thou hast reuth As I this day now living doe Thy trueth their seed will tell vnto 11. The LORD was readie mee to saue The song of the blessed Virgin Marie Luk. chap. 1. MY soule magnifieth the LORD And my spirit leaps for joy in GOD my Saviour Because hee hath looked vnto the humilitie of his hand-maid for behold from this time all nations shall call mee blessed For hee who is mighty hath done vnto me great things and holy is his Name And his mercie to generations of generations to them that feare him Hee hath done a powerfull worke with his arme hee hath scattered the proude with the discourse of their heart Hee hath pulled the mightie out of thrones and hath exalted the humble Hee filled the hungry with good things and hath sent the rich away emptie Hee hath taken vp Israel his child to remember his mercie As hee spake to our fathers Abraham and his seed for ever 1. I Am so ravished with admiration of the mercie goodnesse and power of GOD toward mee that all the powers of my soule concurre with my tounge to praise him 2. And this is the cause of the exceeding great joy of my spirit even to thinke vpon GOD my Saviour 3. Who hath looked vpon mee his handmaid of low degree and hath honored me so that now in al tims to come all people shall proclaime mee a blessed woman the mother of that blessed seed 4 For the strong and holie GOD hath done great and wonderfull things by me 5. And he is not onely good to me but also to all that loue him and serue him in all ages 6. By his mightie power he hath wroght a great work he hath dissipat the proud and all their devyces 7. God resisteth the proud and giveth grace to the humble exalting them which will be seene shortly vpon my Sonne me and Herod 8. Such as were poore and in hard estate as my husband and I he hath made aboundantly content And vpō rich men as Herod he is bringing great miserie and male-contentment 9. With his owne hand hee hath lifted vp Israel his servant and exalted him who before was despised remembring his covenant of grace made with Abraham Isaac and Iacob our fathers 10 Even that everlasting covenant concerning the seed of Abraham The argument and analysis of this song MARIE having harkned to the message of the Angell Gabriel hasted to Hebron a towne of the trybe of Iudah pertaining to the Levits situat among the mountaines where Zachariah Elisabeth her coosin dwelt to show her this mervelous worke of God with her that she a virgin not knowing man had conceived by the holy Ghost that child who should bee the Messias promised to the fathers Now so soone as Mary came to Elisabeth and saluted her At the voyce of Maries salutation Iohn the Baptist who was to bee the forerunner of CHRIST leapt within the wombe of Elisabeth And Elisabeth beeing filled with the holy Ghost told Marie the tydings she came to tell her before Marie vttered a word more then the salutation and shee proclaimed Marie to bee a blessed woman the mother of her LORD the fruite of her wombe blessed and shew her that so soone as shee heard the voyce of her salutation her owne child leapt for joy within her bellie Even Iohn sayeth Augustine moving saluteth Christ whom as yet hee could not salute with words And Elisabeth assured Marie that that should come to passe which was told her from the Lord by his Angell Then Marie moved by the holie Spirit vttered the words of this song containing the praise of GOD for his great mercie and goodnesse towards her and towards all his servants in all ages and for his wise just powerfull providence for his Church and against the enemies thereof according to his covenant with Abraham and his seed for ever The parts of the song are 2. the 1. containeth a proposition of her praising of GOD and rejoycing in him verse 1.2 The 2. containeth reasons of the proposition which are 7. in number The 1. is taken from GODS goodnesse towards her and the consequent thereof that hence foorth all ages shall call her blessed verse 3. The 2 is taken from GODS wonderfull power in working with her and his holinesse verse 4. The 3. is taken from the continuing of Gods mercie to his servants their posteritie verse 5. The 4. is taken from Gods power over the enemies of his Church verse 6. The 5. is taken from GODS power and justice over wicked men bee they never so mightie and his power goodnesse grace to such as in humilitie serue him verse 7. The 6. is taken from Gods compassion vpon poore ones his dispysing of the rich who trust in their riches The 7. is taken from Gods goodnesse to his people Israell and the efficient cause thereof to wit his covenant with their fathers verse 9.10 Annotations vpon this Song Verse 1. MAgnifieth that is inlarges it self to think of his greatnesse and goodnesse for no creature can comprehend GOD fully farre lesse adde to his perfection Verse 2. In or for and this sheweth the efficient cause and verie object of her joy My Saviour The Syriak interpretation is quickning mee Verse 3. Looked that is favourablie accepted Gen. 4. chap. v. 4.5 Humilitie The word imports a low and despysed estate not the merite of vertue in her as they alledge who mantaine that divine worship is due to Marie in a hy degree But Theophylactus exponing these words sayeth better I shall bee called blessed not for my vertue but because GOD hath done great things for me Verse 5. To generations according to the promise Exod. 20.6 Psal 103.17 Feare him feare in holy Scripture oft signifyeth all duety wee owe to GOD and
is to bee vnderstood of the filial not servile feare Rom. 5.15 Verse 6. A powerfull thing the Syriak interprets this victorie Scattered as the whirle winde doth chaffe Psal 1. Verse 8. Hungrie she alluds to the words of Channa in her song Taken vp with his hand to deliver which the Greeke word properly signifieth as Galen witnesses and so is to bee exponed Heb. 3.16 and the consideration heereof giveth another meaning to that Scripture then commonly interpreters doe Child Syriak his servant as Esay 41 8.9 Observations of grounds for vse and doctrine Obs 1. THis the first song in the new Testament sung by the blessed Virgin Marie as the first song in the old Testament was sung by Marie Moses sister both about one time of the yeare both by women both by Maries and in many things the purposes of both agrees Obs 2. verse I. 2. The spirit of GOD in lightneth the eyes of the minds of his servants to see clearely his benefites and their greatnesse he fils their hearts with spirituall joy opens their mouth to praise while as the wicked are like to swyne who eat fruit falling from the tree but never looke where from it came Obs 3. vers 3. God is said in holy Scripture to respect or looke vpon men or women when he showes any token of his favour to them and by the contrare not to respect or looke vpon them when hee is angry the similitude is borrowed from parents or masters to their children or servants Obs 4 Marie heere in the verses following seemes to allude to the 98. Psalme teaching vs to bee well acquaint with holy Scripture that wee may make vse thereof in due time Obs 5. vers 4. 5. Gods promises to the godly import everlasting good things And therefore the per formance of his promise by temporall benefites should bee to vs pledges of his eternall loue Obs 6. Compare the verses following with Psal 1. Psal 63. Esay 29. Obs 7. GOD takes the wicked in their owne crafts making evill counsell worse to the giuer Obs 8. When God will put forth his hand to helpe he comforts his Church confounds his enemies Es 41.10 Obs 9. verse 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. God is faithfull and fails not his servants Ios 1.5 Heb. 13.6 This song paraphrased in English meeter to the tune of the 19. Psalme Verse 1. MY soule the Lord doth magnifie 2. and sprit in him rejoyce Hee is my GOD and Saviour To him I sing with noyse 3. For hee the poore estate of mee his hand-maid did respect And now from hence no people shall to call mee blest neglect 4. The mightie LORD to mee hath done things marvelous and great 5. His Name is holy and his grace sits in eternall seate To such as feare his holy Name and worship him in treuth 6. A mightie worke his arme hath wrought the Proude destroy'd but reuth 7. The mightie men out of their thrones hee pulled hath with strength And such as were of low degree exalted at the length 8. With good things hee the hungrie fils the rich sends poore away 9 His servant Israel hath hee tane for to protect alway For why hee hath remembered his covenant of grace 10. Which with our fathers hee did make and seed to come in place Of Abraham I chiefely meane and his posteritie That they should finde to them and theirs The Song of ZACHARIE Luke 1. Text. BLessed be the LORD the God of Israell because hee hath visited and made redemption to his people And hath raised vp the horne of salvation to vs in the house of David his child As he spake by the mouth of his holy Prophets which haue beene since the world beganne Salvation from our enemies from the hand of al that hate vs. To make mercie with our fathers and to remember his holy testament The oath which he swore to Abraham our father To giue vnto vs delivered from the hand of our enemies to serue him without feare In holynesse and righteousnesse before him all the dayes of our lyfe And thou babe shall bee called the Prophet of the most High for thou shall goe before before the face of the LORD to prepare his wayes To giue the knowledge of salvation to his people in the remission of their sinnes By the bowels of mercie of our GOD by the which he hath visited vs who comes from aboue To shine to them that sit in darknesse in the shaddow of death to direct our feete in the way of peace Paraphrase 1. Let God bee praised and preached most worthie of praise because that now hee hath declared that he was mindefull of his people in sending his Sonne to visit and redeeme them 2. And now while as the strength of Israel seemed to bee gone and the promise made to David to haue failed he hath raised vp his CHRIST who by his strength shall overthrow our enemies and establish the kingdome in the house of David 3. According to his promises by his servants continued in all ages since the beginning 4. Who prophecied that we should bee delivered from our enemies and from the power of all who hate vs. 5. And to performe his mercie promised to our fathers and shew hee did remember his covenant made seald to Abraham 6. By oath vision and circumcision 7. That wee beeing delivered from the power of our enemies might serue him willingly boldly 8. In holynesse and true righteousnesse in his sight continually who searches the hearts and raines so long as wee liue 9. But now thou my younge sonne though thou seeme litle worth yet thou shall be a great one even furriour of the great King and his forerunner to prepare his peoples hearts to receaue him 10. Opning to them the way of salvation in repentance and faith in the blood of Christ the Lambe of God who takes away the sins of the world 12. Which is the greatest mercie given vs by GOD manifesting his Sonne in the flesh who commeth from Heaven 13. Who also shall be a light to the Gentiles who now sit in darknesse and deadly ignorance lead both vs and them to true happinesse The argument and analysis of this song ZACHARIE the father of Iohn the Baptist a priest of the order of Abiah when hee was doing his office according to the order of his course in the temple of the LORD Gabriel the Angell appeared vnto him and told him that his wife Elisabeth should beare him a sonne commanded him to call his name Iohn Also hee shew him that hee should bee that Elias of whom Malachi prophecied chap 4. v. 5. Which message Zacharie doubted of considering that both hee and Elisabeth were old and she had beene all her dayes till then barren Therefore he was striken with dumbnesse vntill the day Iohn was borne so that vpon the eight day after when they were about the circumcision of the child they speared at him how the childe should be called
he asking writting tables because he could not speake wrote his name shall bee IOHN and immediatly his tongue was loosed and he opned his mouth and praised GOD. And beeing filled with the Spirit of GOD hee spake the words of this song The summe of it is he praised GOD for performing of his promise concerning Messiah made to their father Abraham and to David and foretold by the holy Prophets since the world beganne and in the end he prophecieth that his sonne Iohn should be the forerunner and furriour of CHRIST The parts of the song are three The 1. containeth the praise of GOD or an exhortation to praise him ver 1. at the beginning The 2. part containes the reasons of the exhortation from the 1. to the 9. And they are in number 3. The 1. is the visitation of his people The 2. is the redemption of them verse 1. The 3. reason is the raising vp of the horne of salvation in the house of David verse 2. All these 3. reasons are illustrate by comparing the promises of God and prophecies with these things the event and accomplishment of them verse 3.4.5.6.7.8 The 3. part of the song containes a prophecie concerning his sonne Iohn that he should bee called a Prophet be the furriour and sorerunner of CHRIST verse 9. Next the ministrie and doctriné of Iohn viz. to point out Messiah prepare the people to receaue him teach the doctrine of repentance faith for receaving by the mercie of GOD remission of sinnes verse 10.11 Thirdly hee sets downe the finall cause of CHRISTS first comming to wit to giue light comfort life eternall to all those that should beleeue in him verse 12.13 Annotations vpon this song Verse 1. BLessed The verb be is to be vnderstood Visited This word in holy Scripture signifieth whiles to punish Exod. 20. whiles to doe good as heere where it imports the personall presence of GOD in his Sonne IESUS CHRIST comming in the flesh to see the estate of GODS Church on earth and to redeeme them See Exod. 3.8 Redemption This word is diversly taken 1. for delivering by force and power out of the hand of the enemie as GOD redeemed his people out of Egypt 2. For going free with the enemies good will as the redemption from the Babylonian Captivitie 3. For ransoming that is paying the just pryce as heere and els where Verse 2 The Horne That is the strength a metaphor from horned beasts Verse 7. Without feare That is with confidence Eph. 3.12 for feare heere doth not signifie religious reverence but griefe for evill to come Verse 10. In the remission or by the remission of sinnes which is the manner by the which GOD saves vs. Rom. 4.7 Verse 11. Who commeth from aboue The Greeke word properly signifieth the sunne rysing And Messiah is so called in Hebrew Ier. 23.5 Zach. 3.8 Peace In the old Testament often signifieth prosperitie and in the New but heere it imports happinesse everlasting In this way CHRIST by his word leads vs for hee is the way the veritie and life Observations of grounds for vse and doctrine Obs 1 ALbeit these words of Zacharie bee called a prophecie yet the learned calleth this the second song in the New Testament There is indeed a prophecie in the foure last verses but the former containerh the praise of GOD. Obs 2. verse 1. It hath alwayes beene the practise of the godly after sight or sense of Gods benefites temporall or spirituall to praise GOD so should wee Obs 3. GOD maketh his promises to his Church good when there is least appearance hence the proverb when man is weakest GOD is strongest Obs 4. verse 2. The raising vp of the horne of salvation in the house of David is the continuing of Davids kingdome to bee an everlasting kingdome in the person of CHRIST Obs 5. The comparison of prophecies with their event argue the Scripture to be the word of GOD. Obs 6 verse 3. All the Patriarchs and Prophets beleeued and looked for the comming of Christ 1. Pet. 1. Obs 7. verse 4 5.6 The Covenant of grace is that God would forgiue vs our sinnes save vs from enemies chiefely spirituall sinne Satan death put vs in the estate of grace and bring vs to glorie which benefites Christ meriteth to vs by his death Obs 8. verse 8. The end of our redemption is that wee serue God Christ his Sonne in true holinesse righteousnes before him beware of hypocrisie Ps 50. Obs 9. Iohn new borne is installed in his office by the holy Ghost Obs 10. verse 10. The onely way to salvation by remission of sinnes through the merit of the blood of Christ was shewed in the bloody sacrifices from the beginning types heereof Obs 11. Gods mercie is over all his workes Psal 145.9 but the bowels of his mercie that is his superaboundant love towards his chosen in redeeming of them by Christ his Sonne Obs 12. verse 11. CHRIST is compared to the morning starre the sunne the light an orient from aboue all which haue good vse to comfort vs. This song paraphrased in English meeter to the tune of the 18. Psalme 1. THE LORD the GOD of Israel bee blest and praisde alway For hee with great redemption hath visit vs this day 2. The horne now of salvation to vs is raised hie Vnto the house of David his beloved as wee see 3. As did foretell our fathers all who prophets were by name Since that the world did first beginne by them hee spoke the same 4. That wee should bee delivered out of our enemies hand From everie one that did vs hate or that should vs withstand 5. According to the Covenant once with our fathers made Of mercie now remembered though they long since bee deade 6. The oath which vnto Abraham our father hee did sweare 7 To give to vs deliverance to serue him without feare 8. In righteousnesse and holynesse sincere before his face So long as life should in vs dure and that from race to race 9. And thou my little babe shall bee prophet of the most Hie And so bee cald because that thou the LORD himselfe shall see And thou before him first shall goe his way for to prepare 10. Instructing to salvation his people lesse and maire 11. That vnto them remission of all their sinnes is given 12. By GODS most tender mercie now set foorth before our eyne For now the Sunne of righteousnesse hath shyned from aboue 13. To them that sit in darknesse and in shaddow of the graue Our paths for to direct into the way that leads to peace And everlasting glorie next The Song of the Angels at the birth of CHRIST Luk. 2. Text. GLORY to GOD in the most High and in the earth peace to men good will Paraphrase GLORY is giving to GOD in the most hy Heavens peace is now vpon earth and good news to men The argument and analysis of this song ONE Angell maketh manifest the birth of Christ to
shepheards watching their flocks in the night there appeared to them with the Angell a multitude of heavenly souldiers that is to say other Angels congratulating the nativitie of Christ and singing this song The parts of it are 3. The 1. concerneth God that the Angels in HEAVEN were praising him for manifesting his Sonne in the flesh The 2. concerneth mankynd vpon earth to whom peace is wished The 3. maketh mention of a greater benefite to them even GODS loving kindnesse Annotations vpon this song GOod will The Syriak exponeth a good message Peace For so it was then through all the world Men The Syriak exponeth the sonnes of man Observations for vse and doctrine IT is customable to earthly Princes to congratulate by their Ambassadors one another when children are procreated to them but the lyke of this was never heard before nor shall be heereafter That the eternall infinite everlasting GOD should send from Heaven a multitude of Angels his Ambassadours to congratulate the birth of a bairne teaching vs in what estimation GOD hath his sonne new manifested in the flesh how willing hee sent him in the world to redeeme vs. Obs 2. Outward peace is little worth where peace of conscience is away therefore to peace is well joyned Gods good will the sense whereof giveth peace inward This song paraphrased in English meeter to the tune of the 117. Psalme IN highest Heaven to GOD is glore Let men on earth yet praise him more For hee to vs his peace hath send In praising him our life to spend To men hath shew'd his great good will To laud his name should wee be still The song of Simeon Luke 2. Text. NOW LORD thou lettest goe thy servant in peace according to thy word For my eyes haue seene thy salvation Which thou hast prepared before the face of all people A light to the revelation of the Gentiles and the glorie of thy people Israell Paraphrase 1. LORD thou said I should not depart froÌ„ this life vntill I had seene Messias now I haue seene him and am readie to die with peace and joy 2. Even with the eyes of body I haue seene him who shall saue vs. 3. Even Christ Iesus vpon whom both Iews Gentiles should looke and belieue in him their saviour 4. That light that was promised to bee revealed to the Gentiles and the glorie of the Iews being flesh of their flesh and bone of their bones The argument and analysis of this song SIMEON a just and godly man living in the dayes when IESUS CHRIST was borne had a revelation from the holy Ghost that hee should not see death before with his bodilie eyes hee had seene the LORDS CHRIST And when Ioseph and Mary brought Iesus to Ierusalem to present him to the LORD and offer according to the law of purification of women Simeon beeing mooved by the Spirit of GOD came to the Temple and tooke the babe IESUS in his armes and blessed GOD and vttered the words of this song shewing therewithall what child this was and what hee should bee The parts of the song are 2. The 1. in substance a thanksgiving in forme an affirmatiue proposition containing beside the subject and attribute the circumstance of time in the word now and of manner in the words according to thy word verse 1. The 2 part is a reason of the thanksgiving or proposition because he had seene with his bodilie eyes the Messiah whom he describs calling him the Gentils light Israels glory Annotations vpon this song Vers 1. LEttest goe The Greeke word is a metaphor from ships lowsing from one place to another port the Syriak hath Now let mee goe In peace That is happilie with inward peace joy Verse 2. My eyes that is the eyes of my body for otherwayes Abraham long before Simeon saw Christ with the eye of saith Iohn 8. is that sight which the Prophets desired to see beside the sight of faith 1. Pet 1 My salvation That is IESUS the Saviour thy Son The Syriak hath thy gratious Verse 3. Before the face as a worke to looke vnto and a light to follow Glory because come of them according to the flesh Observations for vse and doctrine Obs 1. SImeon Swan-lyke for whyte haires sang this sweet song before his death As Moses did another Deut. 32. Obs 2. The dayes were verie evill wherein Simeon lived which did appearantly make him wearie of his lyfe So Elias Ieremiah and other holy men haue bene tempted with this tentation Obs 3. The metaphor froÌ„ Mariners hauing a cable cast fast where they minde not to stay and casting it lowse when they will goe home teacheth vs that the life of the godly is a voyage throgh many stormes their death a goâ—â—â— home to their Heaven their port their rest Obs 4. The houre of our death is appointed by God therefore wee should neither too much loue life not hasten or feare to die Obs 5. vers 1. The end of the godly is peace Ps 37. Es 57. but no peace to the wicked ibid. Obs 6. vers 3. Christ is set forth by the preaching of the Ghospell before all people yet some looke vpon him and offend others looke vpon him and belieue 1. Cor. 1.13 1. Pet. 2.8 7. This song in meeter to the tune of the 25. Ps 1. NOW lettest thou O LORD thy servant part in peace According to thy promise made to mee of thy good grace 2. For why my eyes haue seene my LORD and Saviour 3. Whom thou hast set before our face to looke on every houre And al 's before the face of other people all 4. For heer 's the light revealed now to Gentiles whom wee call In whom Isra'l may glore as beeing Abrahams feed And sent to them now in due time in time of their great need FINIS
of song and praise that is most vehement praise So Christ Math. 21.16 exponeth this word vsed Psal 8.2 My GOD this oppones the true GOD to Idols the religion of his people to the errour and idolatrie of other nations as in the next words Abrahams religion opposit to the superstition of the nations see Esay 25.9 Verse 3. A man of Warre that is a notable Warriour for the word Man added to other things in the Hebrew phrase often signifieth excellencie see Exod 4.10 Iob 22.8 IEHOVAH this name imports 1. Gods eternitie is in Greek expressed by α and ω Apoc. 1.8.2 it signifieth his power above all creatures and over them as having beeing of himselfe only and giving beeing to all creatures Act. 17. Thirdly it signifies his trueth in performing his promise Exod. 6. 3. Fourthly his power in executing judgement on the enemies of his Church and Hee therefore called Iehovah of Hosts Psal 83.14.19 and 46.7.8.12 Verse 5. As a stone that is to saye their skill in swimming did serve them to no vse Verse 6. Thy right hand thy right hand this doubling imports that this miraculous work can neither bee ascribed to fortoun nor to the industrie of men but to GOD onely Verse 6. Against thee the Chaldaick paraphrase hath against thy people see Zach. 2.8 Mat. 25.45 Act 9.4 Verse 8. Blast hee meaneth that East wind spoken of before Chap. 14.2 Verse 11. GODS that is Princes or Potentates see Psal 82. and 89.7 Purchased in Hebrew Canah which signifieth getting by generation Gen. 41. or buying Gen. 25.10 Observations of grounds for vse and doctrine Obs 1. HOly songs have beene in vse in the true Church in all ages and are recommended to the Christian Church Eph. 5.19 Col. 3.16 Iam. 5.13 But the vse of Musicall instruments not so as being ceremoniall types in the old Testament prefiguring the joy of the holy Ghost aboundantlye to bee powred out vpon Christians vnder the New Testament Rom. 14.17 Eph. 5.19 Obs 2. This song proves the veritie of the whole history preceeding in the book of Ex. seing not only Moyses sung it but with him sixe hundreth thousand men besyde women and bairnes whereof any two or three might haue beene witnesses against Moses if this had beene fabulous Heere I might take occasion to dispute that the holy Scripture is true and the very true word of GOD but my purpose is not in this treatise to dispute contraversies Obs 3. We haue here an example to teach vs to be thankfull to GOD for his benefites and of solemne thanksgiving if common to one Church or to the vniversall Obs 4. vpon verse 1. Moses is first and formest in this thanksgiving by reason of his place by his example teaching al such as God hath raised vp too hy preheminēce in church or cōmon-wealth to do the like Obs 5. There is no worke of GOD in creation or providence wherein some one or moe of his attributs doth not shew themselfe thought some more clearely then other vpon which wee should chiefly meditat So worshipping GOD by this mids of his worship as Moses and the people doeth heere meditat vpon his excellencie supereminence power justice mercie goodnesse holinesse ttueth which all kythed in the worke of their deliverance Obs 6. All delyverance from danger all good successe in affairs all salvation temporarie or eternall flowes to vs from GOD of his mercie without our merits therefore to him onely belongs the praise Obs 7. Wee should studie by all meanes to put a difference betwixt the true GOD and Idols that wee may know him serue him and worship him aright Io. 4. Obs 8. vpon vers 2. They praise GOD vpon these three grounds 1. Vpon the sence of their owne conscience experience 2. Vpon the duety which they professe and promise of their thankfulnesse in worshipping him publickly Vpon their obligation of all sort of homage to him So should wee meditat vpon grounds of reasons to praise GOD that we may show our selves thankfull for his benefites Obs 9. GOD is compared to a most mightie man of warre to teach vs both to feare him and trust in him because hee is able to destroy all such as ryse against him see thee historie of Senacherib with Hezekiah and of the nations with Iehosophat Obs 10. GOD accounts the wrong done to his servants to bee done to himselfe Act 9.4 And the good done to them to bee done to him Mat. 25 40. This should comfort the godly and affray wicked persecuters Obs 11. vpon vers 9. The wicked sing the triumph before the victorie and when their pryde is at the hight then comes suddenly their destruction Psalme 73.18 Obs 12. vers 10.11.12 All the creatures are obedient to GOD except the deuils and mankynd and serue him in saving his servants and destroying their enemies whensoever GOD bids them Obs 13. vpon vers 13. The worke of grace and salvation once begun by GOD in his children he will never leaue till hee perfyte it Psal 138. 8. Phil. 1.8 Therefore wee should not dispare vnder the sense of desertion Neither is the doctrine of the finall and totall apostasie of the sancts true but hereticall Obs 14. GOD is able to defend his people from their enemies were they never so many mighty Obs 15. vpon vers 18. The times places and persons of GODS Church when where and by whom he will be worshipped he himselfe ordaines Obs 16. vpon vers 18. The continuance of the Church of GOD is grounded vpon his everlasting Kingdome Psal 102 29. This song in meeter followeth to be sung with the tune of the 25. Psalme Verse 1. FOR joy now will I sing to IEHOVAH a song For wonderfully hath hee now excelled in the throng Of horsemen whom hee hath throwne downe vnto the sea Pharaoh the king I meane and all his great armie Vers 2. The subject of my song I see that IAH must bee My strength and my salvation still is and so was hee This is my GOD most strong to him I le make a tent My Fathers GOD hee is also Vers 3. A mightie man of warre IEHOVAH is I say No marvell for IEHOVAH is his name and shall bee ay Vers 4. Pharoahs charets and host Hee cast into the sea Chosen captaines were drowned there in mids of the red sea Vers 5. The deepe them covered all downe to the ground they sanke Even lyke as doth a stone that is cast in a stanke Vers 6. IEHOVAH thy right hand in strength is excellent For thy right hand IEHOVAH hath thy foes in peices rent Vers 7. And in the greatnesse of thy power now thou hast Subdued those gainst thee that rose for downe thou hast them cast Thy wrath thou did send foorth consuming them as fyre Consumeth stuble where it comes so hote was then thine ire Vers 8 And with the blast of thy nostriles the water stood Gathr'd together on a heap and so did stay the flood In midst of the